Woods and Picnic Areas - West of Sicily

Woods and Picnic Areas

Natural museums open for millennia.

EXPLORE
Rolling hills and plains, dense vegetation and varied fauna, ponds and picnic areas.

You can find this and more in the woods of the west of Sicily. If you want to have a picnic, take a break or enjoy breathtaking views, immerse yourself in the area’s largest “green lungs”: the woods of Scorace, Monte Baronia or Angimbè.

Cove of the Sea Ox

San Vito Lo Capo

Church of Santa Veneranda

Mazara del Vallo

Church of Santa Caterina

Mazara del Vallo

Cave of Cala Mancina

San Vito Lo Capo

Tonnara of Bonagia

Valderice
In Bonagia, in front of a small and picturesque harbor, there is the Tonnara di Bonagia, one of the most important and ancient tuna nets of the territory. Belonged to the family Burgarella, in '500 wa...

Knight's Arch (or Monumental Arch)

Valderice
This is one of the symbolic sites that testify to a centuries-old tradition of the territory along the road that connects Custonaci and Valderice, in the former trazzera del cavaliere Rizzuto - called...

Santa Margherita Bay

San Vito Lo Capo
It is called Bay of Santa Margherita the complex of beaches and coves between Castelluzzo and Makari. Specifically, the sandy cove of Santa Margherita takes its name from the chapel dedicated to Santa...

Cala Mancina

San Vito Lo Capo
Set between the exceptional dolomite walls, this cove is a must for lovers of sea and climbing.

Episcopal Palace

Mazara del Vallo
The Bishop's Palace was the residence of the famous Chiaramonte family. At that time it was enriched by mullioned windows and a wooden ceiling now visible in a room. The palace was transformed in 1583...

Monument of San Vito in Piazza della Repubblica

Mazara del Vallo
At the centre of the Piazza della Repubblica there is the marble statue of St. Vito patron saint of Mazara, built by Ignazio Marabitti in 1771. Elegant eighteenth-century buildings rise around the sta...

Isulidda Cove

San Vito Lo Capo
The cove of Isulidda, overlooked by the tower of the same name, is characterized by the beautiful rock walls that surround it, on which open the caverns of the caves of the same name, which are reflec...

Church and Monastery of San Michele

Mazara del Vallo
The Monastery of San Michele was built during the reign of Roger I. It is located within the Giudecca district and overlooks the homonymous square. The church of eighteenth-century Rococo style is enr...

Cove of the Sea Ox

San Vito Lo Capo
In the Gulf of Macari, in the rocky coast, there are small coves full of charm, such as the cove of Bue Marino, elected the most popular beach by Italians in 2016 by LegAmbiente.

Church of Santa Veneranda

Mazara del Vallo
The church of Santa Veneranda rises on a nucleus of Norman era, originally connected to a Benedictine convent of which no evidence remains. The church was restored in '500, of which remains a beautifu...

Church of Santa Caterina

Mazara del Vallo
The church dates back to 1318 and was restored in '600. The adjoining monastery was built on the ruins of the former church of Santa Chiara and expanded in 1710. The church has an entrance with a monu...

Cave of Cala Mancina

San Vito Lo Capo
Located about 500 meters north of the Cave of Horses houses rock graffiti and a paleo-Mesolithic deposit eneolithic.
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